Source: MotoGP.

On Wednesday afternoon at the Valencia circuit Respol Honda’s double MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez wrapped up three days of testing at the top of the time sheet with a best lap of 1m30.973.

Marquez was 0.146s ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa, who was second quickest on Wednesday with a time of 1’31.119 and fourth best over the three days of the test.

The Honda pair undertook back-to-back comparisons with their 2014 and 2015 RC213V machines, Marquez’s best time registered on a 2015 prototype.

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo was third on Wednesday and second overall this week, with a best time of 1’31.164 from day three compared to his timesheet topping Monday best lap of 1m30.975. Lorenzo and colleague Valentino Rossi worked on testing chassis and exhaust upgrades, with Rossi completing the test sixth overall.

Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith showed good pace over the three days with various 2014 factory parts filtering through from Yamaha for both riders. On the combined timesheets, Espargaro was third best and Smith fifth.

Pramac Racing pair Yonny Hernandez and Danilo Petrucci looked good inside the Wednesday top 10, with Hernandez enjoying his first dry session on the GP14.2. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro rode with a special mechanism to test swingarm torsion and ended Wednesday’s session in 12h place, 14th overall over the three days.

Cal Crutchlow’s first test with CWM LCR Honda on a factory spec RC213V concluded with him 0.8s off Marquez’s best time in 10th on Wednesday, with the Briton getting more laps under his belt on the final day.

Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales continued their adaptation to the new Suzuki MotoGP GSX-RR bike, Espargaro working on getting ergonomics right as his foot was touching the exhaust on Monday.

Meanwhile rookies such as Jack Miller, Loris Baz, Eugene Laverty notched up further track time with their respective new rides.

New team Factory Aprilia Gresini were working with new aluminium calipers with their two riders Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri gaining experience on the Italian manufacturer’s machinery.

Wednesday’s session wraps up the official MotoGP group tests for 2014, though further private tests at Jerez and Sepang are planned for some riders, before the winter test ban commences in December.

2014 Valencia MotoGP test day three results:
1. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team 1m30.973s
2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1m31.119s
3. Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1m31.164s
4. Pol Espargaro Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m31.288s
5. Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1m31.301s
6. Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m31.365s
7. Danilo Petrucci Pramac Racing 1m31.665s
8. Cal Crutchlow CWM LCR Honda 1m31.774s
9. Yonny Hernandez Pramac Racing 1m31.914s
10. Aleix Espargaro Team Suzuki MotoGP 1m31.973s
11. Hector Barbera Avintia Racing 1m32.007s
12. Michele Pirro Ducati Test Rider 1m32.113s
13. Nicky Hayden Drive M7 Aspar 1m32.173s
14. Scott Redding Marc VDS Racing Team 1m32.621s
15. Stefan Bradl NGM Forward Racing 1m32.784s
16. Alvaro Bautista Factory Aprilia Gresini 1m32.810s
17. Mike di Meglio Avintia Racing 1m32.922s
18. Maverick Vinales Team Suzuki MotoGP 1m33.216s
19. Loris Baz NGM Forward Racing 1m33.486s
20. Eugene Laverty Drive M7 Aspar Honda 1m33.509s
21. Jack Miller (AUS) CWM LCR Honda 1m33.746s
22. Marco Melandri Factory Aprilia Gresini 1m34.336s